HOLLAND — The Orleans County Conservation District and partners say they have focused on improving water quality throughout the local watershed. Located in the town of Holland, Andre Morin’s farm is within the Stearns Brook watershed. Stearns Brook flows northeasterly and is listed on the Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation’s 2016 stressed waters list for…
HOLLAND — The Drift Dusters Snowmobile Club, in cooperation with US Border Patrol, recently repaired a bridge on the international boundary in Holland. In 2018, Drift Dusters opened the nation’s first internationally shared snowmobile trail in Holland. This is the only known trail that is shared by two separate snowmobile clubs in different countries. Since…
BARTON — A woman from Albany is in critical condition after a crash in Barton this morning. Emergency workers responded to a head-on crash on the Hollow Road at around 11:00 a.m. The section of Hollow Road where the crash occurred is a narrow dirt road. Stacey Williams, 55, had been left of center while…
WESTMORE — A teenager and three others were injured after a golf cart crash yesterday in Westmore. The Vermont State Police and Glover Ambulance responded to a report of a golf cart rollover with injuries on Hinton Hill Road at around 8:00 p.m. The operator was identified as a 16-year old from Irasburg. Police say…
HOLLAND — A burglary took place in Holland this week. The incident happened on Lyon Road sometime between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Monday. According to the report, the suspect made entry into the house through a window while the homeowner was away. Police are still investigating this case. Anyone who may have witnessed…
DERBY — Police have been investigating a string of vandalism across the area this month involving a shotgun and a BB gun. The first incident was reported on May 2, on Valley Road in Holland. Police say two mailboxes were shot with a shotgun. Then on Saturday, May 9, vandalism was reported at Walt’s Sales…
HOLLAND — Dairy Air Wind, the last remaining wind energy project being developed in Vermont, today announced the ending of all development activities surrounding the project. Project partner David Blittersdorf cited a current political environment that is hostile to wind energy as the leading cause for this step. Dairy Air Wind was intended to be…
HOLLAND — A 37-year-old man from Holland will have to face a judge after police say he was cited for operating under suspension and violating conditions of release on two occasions, within days apart. On September 5, while on duty for the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Walters says he initiated a traffic stop on…
HOLLAND — The town of Holland was awarded $15,950 in state Municipal Planning Grant funds for a feasibility study for the future use of the Holland School building. The grant and resources it allows the town to access will help to examine up to three scenarios for the future use of the building. The town…
DERBY — On Saturday, about 150 runners, walkers, and bikers gathered at the Eleventh Annual Dandelion Run. The event raised a little over $1,000 for Umbrella and its advocacy and support of victims of this kind of violence. It was cold and cloudy with hardly a dandelion in sight, but that didn’t stop everyone as…
HOLLAND — Authorities say that an explosion and fire that took place at a home in Holland on Wednesday is currently being investigated. At around 2:45 p.m. the Derby Line Fire Department responded to a report of a home explosion and a fire located at 2896 Gore Road North. Fire personnel found that the residence…
NEWPORT — Earlier this month, student culinary teams from across the state competed in the 12th Annual Jr Iron Chef VT competition in Essex Junction. Teams of 3-5 students were coached by local educators, chefs, school nutrition staff, and parents to successfully prepare their dishes in under 90 minutes. Local team the Holland Hawks from…
HOLLAND — A 49-year-old man from Morgan was taken to the hospital after a snowmobile crash on Tuesday. At around 9:00 p.m. the incident was reported on VAST trail 105, in Holland. Members of the Derby Line Fire Department located the male and transported him down the trail to the ambulance. The operator of the…
NEWPORT — The driver during a fatal crash in West Charleston that took the lives of two Orleans County residents back in 2016, has been sentenced. Earlier in the year Joshua Cole pleaded guilty to charges of manslaughter and gross negligent operation, and last week was sentenced to serve eight to 15 years behind bars.…
HOLLAND — A man was injured, and several calves killed after a barn fire broke out late Tuesday morning in Holland. Firefighters were notified at around 11:40 a.m. of the incident at the Champney farm, located on School Road. Cows were seen wandering the area after being herded out of the barn. While trying to…
NEWPORT — Last night a political forum was held in the Goodrich Memorial Library. It featured three candidates running in the Orleans-1 House District, which represents Brownington, Charleston, Derby, Holland, and Morgan. The candidates are Independent Frank Davis of Derby Line and Republican incumbents Lynn Batchelor of Derby Line and Brian Smith of Derby. Each…
HOLLAND — The underground music scene in the northern Northeast Kingdom is thriving and it lives in Holland. Andy Bouchard, through his production company Borderline Entertainment, is queuing up music acts for the summer that will take place at The Barrage, an all ages, alternative performance space focused on bringing independent alternative musical styles to…
DERBY LINE — The Caswell Avenue bridge over I-91 at the U.S. – Canadian border is closed. Motorists using Caswell Avenue to cross I-91 are being directed down the on-ramps to a temporary traffic signal, before crossing the interstate and continuing on toward Holland or Derby Line. The Caswell Avenue bridge project will replace the…
HOLLAND — Local police are seeking the public’s assistance after a number of mailboxes were vandalized in five towns over the weekend. On Friday, police were alerted to several mailboxes that were vandalized and a few that were missing from the Holland, Morgan, and Charleston towns sometime during the night. Then on Saturday, police responded…
DERBY LINE — Work on the Caswell Avenue bridge connecting Derby Line and Holland over Interstate 91 is set to start April 2, and the state is warning motorists to expect delays. Construction is scheduled to last until October. The bridge will remain closed during this time. Traffic using Caswell Avenue to cross the Interstate…
HOLLAND — The Vermont departments of Fish & Wildlife, and Forests, Parks, & Recreation are holding a public meeting to discuss future management and use of a group of conserved lands in the Northeast Kingdom. The meeting will discuss the Bill Sladyk Wildlife Management Area, Black Turn Brook State Forest, and Averill Mountain Wildlife Management…
HOLLAND — Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck involved in a high-speed chase near the Derby Line and Holland border on Saturday. Troopers were on patrol on the Valley Road in Holland at around 6:00 p.m. when a pickup truck was observed traveling east on Valley Road from the Derby Line/Holland…
NEWPORT — Each year, the Vermont Land Trust gives out the Land Stewards Award to qualified juniors and seniors who attend vocational and technical high schools across the state. The students are nominated by their teachers because of their commitment to agriculture and/or forestry. This year, local students Carter Aldrich and Parker Castle received the…
HOLLAND — A car hit a cow that wandered into the road in Holland on Wednesday. According to police, at around 9:00 p.m. they responded to a single-vehicle crash on the Valley Road. The driver, identified as Amanda Blake, of Derby Line, was traveling west when she struck a cow in the travel portion of…
DERBY — The Dandelion Run is back on May 20, 2017. The run offers varying distances from one mile to a half marathon on dirt roads through the “world famous” dandelion fields of Morgan, Holland, and Derby. It’s held in honor and memory of Terri Weed, a 15-year-old girl who tragically lost her life due…